A nine-year-old girl kidnapped and murdered

Tirupati, Nov 6 (UNI) A nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and murdered allegedly by her close relative here today.

Police here said just hours after the child, Ayesha, who was studying in a third class in a private school, was kidnapped, her body was found in a lorry near the Ramalayalam temple here.

Police said, ''Ayesha might be murdered by her uncle Abid for the sake of money.'' Adid was taken to custody for investigation, police added.

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